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Votes against the group’s line

All roll calls · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Reinhold LOPATKA

Which members voted against their group’s clear line, how often compared with the votes where the group had one, and did they vote with their national party when they did?

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Period Term202420252026Last 6 months
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Votes Final votes293All roll calls2 891
Order Highest rate firstBy name

Showing Reinhold LOPATKA only. Show every member

Reinhold LOPATKA’s votes against the line, 111

Every vote in the selection where the member’s position differed from their group’s clear line, newest first.

Position: the member’s vote. Clear line: the position of at least two thirds of Group (at least 10 members voting), the group they sat in on that day.
DateVotePositionClear lineGroup
17 Dec 2025Amendment 6 to recital N European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’AbstainedAgainstEPP
17 Dec 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed concerning environmentally sustainable activities and simplification of certain technical screening criteria for determining whether economic activities cause no significant harm to environmental objectivesAbstainedAgainstEPP
25 Nov 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified cotton MON 88913ForAgainstEPP
25 Nov 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified maize DAS1131ForAgainstEPP
25 Nov 2025Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 4 2024 budget: assessing the implementation of the gender mainstreaming methodology in the EU budgetAbstainedAgainstEPP
25 Nov 2025Decision to maintain the action Final vote Decision to maintain the action before the Court of Justice for the annulment of the decision of the Commission on the withdrawal of the Standard essential patents proposalForAgainstEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 67 to Article 1 Framework for achieving climate neutralityForAgainstEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 66 to Article 1 Framework for achieving climate neutralityForAgainstEPP
13 Nov 2025Amendment 65 to Article 1 Framework for achieving climate neutralityAbstainedAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 71 — part 2 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanAgainstForEPP
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 71 — part 1 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanAgainstForEPP
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 67 — part 2 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanAgainstForEPP
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 67 — part 1 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanAgainstForEPP
23 Oct 2025Amendment 1 to paragraph 57 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanAbstainedAgainstEPP
23 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 55 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanAbstainedForEPP
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 54 — part 2 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanAbstainedForEPP
22 Oct 2025Paragraph 4 — part 5 Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiationsAbstainedForEPP
22 Oct 2025Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 71 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsAbstainedAgainstEPP
22 Oct 2025Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 54 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
22 Oct 2025Amendment 134, adding text after paragraph 35 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
22 Oct 2025Amendment 118, adding text after paragraph 35 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
22 Oct 2025Amendment 124, adding text after paragraph 22 General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sectionsForAgainstEPP
9 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole Second World Summit for Social DevelopmentAgainstForEPP
9 Oct 2025Amendment 2 to paragraph 9 Second World Summit for Social DevelopmentAgainstForEPP
9 Oct 2025Amendment 5 to paragraph 5 Second World Summit for Social DevelopmentAbstainedAgainstEPP
9 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 33 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAbstainedForEPP
9 Oct 2025Paragraph 32 — part 2 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAbstainedForEPP
9 Oct 2025Paragraph 9 — part 3 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAbstainedForEPP
8 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 4 Draft amending budget No 2/2025: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditureAbstainedForEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 141 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 139 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Separate vote on Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainAgainstForEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 137 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 125 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 124 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstEPP
8 Oct 2025Amendment 133 to Article 1 Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chainForAgainstEPP
7 Oct 2025Final vote Extension of the derogation for heavy-duty vehicles with zero emissionsAgainstForEPP
7 Oct 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Inland waterway transport: River Information Systems (RIS)AgainstForEPP
11 Sept 2025Amendment 25 to paragraph 30 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionForAgainstEPP
11 Sept 2025Amendment 24 to paragraph 25 Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine and the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solutionForAgainstEPP
10 Sept 2025Amendment 13 to paragraph 62 Future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policyAgainstForEPP
10 Sept 2025Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 27 Future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policyAbstainedAgainstEPP
10 Sept 2025Amendment 6 to paragraph 5 Future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policyAbstainedAgainstEPP
10 Sept 2025Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 3 Future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policyAbstainedAgainstEPP
9 Jul 2025Separate vote on paragraph 18 The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civiliansAbstainedForEPP
9 Jul 2025Separate vote on paragraph 48 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumAbstainedForEPP
9 Jul 2025Paragraph 22 — part 1 Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political ForumAgainstForEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 20 to recital L 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaAbstainedForEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 22 to paragraph 7 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaAbstainedForEPP
9 Jul 2025Amendment 21 to paragraph 3 2023 and 2024 reports on North MacedoniaAbstainedForEPP
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Position: the member’s vote. Clear line: the position of at least two thirds of Group (at least 10 members voting), the group they sat in on that day.
DateVotePositionClear lineGroup
8 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole Security of energy supply in the EUAgainstForEPP
8 Jul 2025Paragraph 10 — part 2 Security of energy supply in the EUAgainstForEPP
8 Jul 2025Paragraph 10 — part 1 Security of energy supply in the EUAgainstForEPP
19 Jun 2025Amendment 9 to paragraph 8 Clean Industrial DealForAgainstEPP
17 Jun 2025Paragraph 67 — part 1 Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in SevilleAbstainedForEPP
17 Jun 2025Paragraph 66 — part 1 Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in SevilleAgainstForEPP
22 May 2025Final vote Euratom Research and Training Programme for the period 2026-2027 complementing Horizon EuropeAbstainedForEPP
22 May 2025Amendment 4, adding text after recital 10 Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of BelarusForAgainstEPP
22 May 2025Amendment 5, adding text after recital 5 Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of BelarusAbstainedAgainstEPP
22 May 2025Amendment 6 to Article 2, après le paragraph 2 Modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported from the Russian Federation and the Republic of BelarusAbstainedAgainstEPP
8 May 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 × MON 87708 × MON 89788ForAgainstEPP
8 May 2025Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 Violations of religious freedom in TibetForAgainstEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 5, adding text after recital R The European Water Resilience StrategyAbstainedAgainstEPP
7 May 2025Final vote — text as a whole A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing worldAgainstForEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 64 A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing worldForAgainstEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 28 A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing worldForAgainstEPP
7 May 2025Amendment 50, adding text after paragraph 38 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development FundsForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 149 to paragraph 151 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AgainstForEPP
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 49 — part 4 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForEPP
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 49 — part 3 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForEPP
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 49 — part 1 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 133 to paragraph 49 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 55, adding text after paragraph 76 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 64 to paragraph 76 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 53 to paragraph 76 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AbstainedAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 51 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024ForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 45 — part 4 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForEPP
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 30 — part 5 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForEPP
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 30 — part 3 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024AbstainedForEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 13 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section IIIForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 12 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section IIIForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 24 to paragraph 12 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section IIIForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 3 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section IIIForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 34, adding text after paragraph 1 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section IIIForAgainstEPP
2 Apr 2025Amendment 3, adding text before paragraph 1 Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section IIIForAgainstEPP
12 Mar 2025Recital H — part 1 The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in SyriaAgainstForEPP
12 Mar 2025Amendment 38 to recital D The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in SyriaForAgainstEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 70 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 70 — part 1 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 69 — part 3 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 69 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 69 — part 1 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 56 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstAbstainedEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 19 — part 4 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 19 — part 3 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 19 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 19 — part 1 White paper on the future of European defenceAbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 7 — part 2 White paper on the future of European defenceAgainstForEPP
12 Mar 2025Separate vote on paragraph 12 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggressionAgainstForEPP
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 6 — part 4 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggressionAbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025AbstainedForEPP
12 Mar 2025Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 35 European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025ForAgainstEPP
11 Mar 2025Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 4 Assessment of the implementation of Horizon Europe in view of its interim evaluation and recommendations for the 10th Research Framework ProgrammeForAgainstEPP
11 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole European Social Fund Plus post-2027AgainstForEPP
12 Feb 2025Amendment 2, adding text after recital M Genetically modified maize MON 95275AbstainedAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2025Amendment 4, adding text after recital J Genetically modified maize MON 95275AbstainedAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2025Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 5 Genetically modified maize MON 95275AbstainedAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 4 Genetically modified maize MON 95275AbstainedAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2025Amendment 2, adding text after recital V Genetically modified maize DP910521AbstainedAgainstEPP
12 Feb 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 4 Genetically modified maize DP910521AbstainedAgainstEPP
23 Jan 2025Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 7 Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025AgainstForEPP

By member, 1

Members with at least one vote where their group had a clear line. Order: by rate, for members with at least 300 clear-line votes (the rest follow by name) — not a ranking.

Against the line: votes against the group’s clear line ÷ clear-line votes (votes where the member’s group at the date had a clear line and the member voted); a count below 50. Of the votes against: opposite (for ↔ against), abstained against the line, other (for or against when the line was to abstain), and with own party — with the majority of their national party’s members in the group (at least two voting).
MemberAgainst the lineClear-line votesOppositeAbstainedOtherWith own party
Reinhold LOPATKA , EPP · Austria 4.3 %2 5745654191

About these figures

What was counted, what was left out, and how.

  • 2 891 votes considered (all roll-call votes matching the filters; scope).
  • 78 of 371 decisions in the period had no final vote recorded by name (a show of hands or a count without names) and cannot be measured.
  • A vote counts against the group’s line when the group’s clear line — at least two thirds of its votes cast, with at least 10 members voting — was different from the member’s position; a divided group has no line to vote against (method). This is a different rule from group loyalty, which uses the majority line (loyalty).
  • Ordered by rate, only members with at least 300 votes where their group had a clear line are compared; fewer votes make a rate unstable, and below 50 the figure is shown as a count.
  • Each member is counted in the group they belonged to on the day of the vote (group at the date).
  • Roll calls are not a random sample: final votes on laws are recorded by name, most other roll calls because a group asked for it. A group’s line is inferred from its members’ votes; the Parliament publishes no whip.
  • Methods: Voted against the group’s clear line v1, Voted with the group’s majority line v1, Final votes and all roll calls v1, Group at the date of the vote v1.
  • Data as of 29 Sept 2026, 03:29 UTC (data stamp 2b7a29b98b0d, code 6d4005c55bde; what the stamp is).
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data version 2b7a29b98b0d (29 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1 · methods
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EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Reinhold LOPATKA”. Analysis. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=220896&to=2025-12-31 (retrieved 29 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0); data version 2b7a29b98b0d (29 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1.
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@misc{epw-analysis-2026-09-29,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Votes against the group’s line — All roll calls · 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 · Reinhold LOPATKA}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=220896&to=2025-12-31}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/analysis/dissent?from=2025-01-01&mep=220896&to=2025-12-31},
  urldate = {2026-09-29},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Analysis. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0); data version 2b7a29b98b0d (29 Sept 2026) · methods: group-at-date v1, participation v1, abstention v1, loyalty v1, against-clear v1, cohesion v1, agreement v1, group-agreement v1, winning-side v1, similar-votes v1, scope v1, data-version v1}
}